I Miss Park Slope

kev

It's been a while, 1985, since i lived in the Slope. I visit every 1-2 years and it won't stop changing. There are a few standards that nearly remain. Farrell's needs to go bar to the cardboard container. I didn't miss St Saviour's much since attending class was, and still is a painful experience. Where's the bakery of 7th avenue? Where's red Ball Express? Do kids still try to roll stuff down the middle of 9th street from the park? 9th street was the center of world. 8-[

Anybody from 'north slope' as a kid from late 60's to late 70's? It was the end of the stickball era. Oh the humanity.

restless native

Farrell's appeal seems to be dwindling rapidly, for pretty obvious reasons. It's no longer the institution it used to be. If they didn't own the building they'd be out, I'm sure. Next time you're in the area, grab a Farrellizer while you still can.

As for kids rolling things down 9th St, kids don't play in the street in Park Slope anymore. They stay holed up in brownstones all day. :-#

kev

Anybody remember the all night (after night) repaving of Ninth street back in the 60's? Nothing like the smell of asphalt in the hot summer nights, for a kid.

myohogirl

Subject: I miss the Slope too

I left in 1985 - graduated High School and moved to the city. My mother kept the house and is now about to sell it. I'm so sad but it's the best thing for her. I live in LA and couldn't move back. I have so many precious memories. Sleigh riding in the park. PS 321, Pino's Pizza (still there thank God).
I was recently visiting and felt like such a dinasaur. So much has changed - Starbucks, Barnes and Nobles, 2 million banks - Jeez! I was so happy to see this little tv repair shop on 7th ave still there. Can you imagine in 2007 an electronic repair shop? These days everyone throws their stuff away. They're still there because they own the building. There's a town in California called Cambria that has a rule: "No chain stores allowed" (although they do have a Bank of America). I wish Park Slope would start a rule like this. I'm afraid it could turn into the rest of the country. What's next, a Walmart?

restless native

Subject: Re: I miss the Slope too

myohogirl wrote: There's a town in California called Cambria that has a rule: "No chain stores allowed" (although they do have a Bank of America). I wish Park Slope would start a rule like this. I'm afraid it could turn into the rest of the country. What's next, a Walmart?

NYC did indeed used to have such a law, as in a limit to how many chain stores could exist within a given area. It was thrown out by Giuliani, not suprisingly.

eggcream

No rolling stuff down ninth street. There are now bike lanes for the two bikers that pass by.


"NYC did indeed used to have such a law, as in a limit to how many chain stores could exist within a given area. It was thrown out by Giuliani, not suprisingly."

Funny, I don't see a Walmart here.

kev

Bike lanes? I support biking but too many of them think tey are exempt of the proper rules of the road. In the 6 years I've been out here in Spokane, much more of them are on the road. If the shoulder is quality paved and 5 feet wide, they feel the need to be on the white line. I'm surprised more of them are not living in hospitals. I keep seeing the scene in the Little Rascals (no not the movie) when the kids have a car with a boxing glove attached to an accordian style mug holder, socking them.

santa

well I personally think we need 10 Chase Banks on every block.